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Succession planning beyond the 9-box grid
Most succession plans fail because they rely on opinion, not evidence. Here's how to build one grounded in capability data.
Skills, skills, skills… they only matter if they’re applied
Skills only matter if they are applied. Discover why Capability is the missing link between having a skill and delivering repeatable, compounding business value.
Skills visibility has improved. Productivity hasn’t. Here’s why.
Skills visibility is at an all-time high, yet productivity is stalling. Discover why the "productivity leak" happens when skills aren't backed by capability.
Skills get AI in the door. Capability determines whether it creates value
At Davos this year, one message was hard to miss: AI is no longer the differentiator. Human capability is. As generative AI becomes embedded across...
Platform Updates
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: April
Date format updated and standardised across the platform. This is part one of a two part...
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: February
Option to remove team members from team orders. Team orders help organisations better target...
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: September
Updates this month concentrate on user experience: NEW – Bulk match packs now available for...
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: August
There were three small product releases this month. Here are the highlights: Email...
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Nextgenify Masterclass | Discovering Your Natural Strengths
Discover your natural strengths and how to align them to your goals with the Ability Imprint in this empowering masterclass with Mike Erlin.
Rethinking Recruitment: Fit, Capability and What We’ve Been Missing
Discover why traditional hiring fails and how values-led, capability-first recruitment can drive better performance, retention, and culture fit.
Resilience is the Key Metric for Retention
With 45% of HR leaders reporting employees are fatigued from change, identifying resilient people is essential to prepare your organisation for what’s to come.
Apprento identifies high-performance talent
Apprento share how they hit 95% recruitment accuracy and built A-player teams. The scramble to attract and retain high-performance sales talent is incredibly competitive. Now, smart HR professionals can bypass traditional recruitment paths and leapfrog their...
Science of HR: Maximise the potential of your workforce
Learn how science-led HR tools remove bias, define fit, and unlock performance to build smarter, fairer, and more profitable workforce strategies.
Show me the metrics: Why HR Needs Tech to Prove its Value
HR leaders want technology that can show their business real metrics .
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How businesses can build a balanced workforce with Next-gen technology
How can your business build a balanced workforce in the wake of a widespread skills shortage and complex industry challenge?
What is Talent Management?
What are the benefits of implementing a talent management system in your organization. We will define talent management and discuss the different aspects that fall under this umbrella term.
What are capability frameworks?
A capability framework is a tool that can be used by organisations to identify the key...
Psychometric testing
Is psychometric testing useful? We explore it's history, limits, and place within the evolution of modern talent assessment.
Why trust AbilityMap?
How Reece Group modernised the “career for life” promise with AbilityMap
Discover how Reece Group achieved a 66% reduction in time to competence by using objective data to uncover hidden talent and modernise graduate recruitment.
How AbilityMap’s objective data enabled a high-stakes hire for Boyden
A high-stakes hire needed to unite finance & ops. See how objective data built a bridge between two teams and led to an extraordinary outcome.
Apprento decodes sales DNA with capability-driven hiring using AbilityMap
How Apprento helped fast-growing companies uncover hidden sales talent, and turn career-switchers into top performers.
BREAKING: Next-Generation Recruitment Software Takes Industry by Storm
BREAKING NEWS A top-secret recruitment methodology has been uncovered today. Next-generation recruitment software, AbilityMap, is causing a stir in certain circles. We spoke to an insider to see what the fuss is about. Turns out, one recruiter says AbilityMap solves...
How Fast Cover expanded their team and reduced time-to-hire simultaneously
“Any new hire must go through AbilityMap. That’s the mandate.” Rapidly growing Australian travel insurance provider, Fast Cover, use AbilityMap to keep up with the hiring demands of a growing business. Fast Cover provides straightforward travel insurance that helps...
How Smart Commercial Solar use AbilityMap to look into the future
Smart Commercial Solar has revolutionised Australia’s commercial solar landscape. Learn how they use AbilityMap to find the right people.
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AbilityMap Monthly Updates: April
Date format updated and standardised across the platform. This is part one of a two part release to reflect the American date format as...
Succession planning beyond the 9-box grid
Most succession plans fail because they rely on opinion, not evidence. Here's how to build one grounded in capability data.
AbilityMap featured in Dynamic Business: Founder Friday
CEO Mike Erlin speaks to Dynamic Business about the hiring frustration that spanned three countries and became AbilityMap's capability assessment platform.
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: February
Option to remove team members from team orders. Team orders help organisations better target learning and development and view improvements over...
Mike on LinkedIn News Australia: How to unlock your team’s full potential
As part of February's CEO of the Month video series by LinkedIn News Australia, Mike Erlin shares his view on how to unlock your team's full...
The competitive advantage CEOs will need by 2030
As AI reshapes the workforce, Mike Erlin explores why mapping innate human capability, not just static skills, is the defining edge for future leaders.
Skills, skills, skills… they only matter if they’re applied
Skills only matter if they are applied. Discover why Capability is the missing link between having a skill and delivering repeatable, compounding business value.
HR Daily: Workforce decisions ignoring crucial ‘capability’ assessment
In a recent interview with HR Daily, AbilityMap CEO Mike Erlin explains why overlooking "capability" leads to inconsistent returns on talent investment. Discover how measuring innate DNA, not just skills, ensures that workforce decisions translate into repeatable business value.
Skills visibility has improved. Productivity hasn’t. Here’s why.
Skills visibility is at an all-time high, yet productivity is stalling. Discover why the "productivity leak" happens when skills aren't backed by capability.
The professional development trap: More training, less impact
Mike Erlin challenges the assumption that better professional development comes from offering more learning options. He argues that the real...
Skills get AI in the door. Capability determines whether it creates value
At Davos this year, one message was hard to miss: AI is no longer the differentiator. Human capability is. As generative AI becomes embedded...
One layer too high: why workforce decisions fail without precision
Most organisations are not short on talent data. They use psychometrics, behavioural profiles, skills frameworks, competency models, engagement...
Capability: the most misunderstood concept in talent and business performance
Most leaders don’t lack talent frameworks. They’re surrounded by them. Personality profiles. Skills matrices. Competency models. Behavioural...
The ‘Moneyball’ operating system to build high performance teams
Why performance problems persist, even when you hire the best people.
The adaptability blueprint: future-proofing your workforce in the age of AI
Build future-fit leaders. Learn how to use strengths data to reduce friction, boost adaptability, and unlock your team's true potential.
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: September
Updates this month concentrate on user experience: NEW – Bulk match packs now available for purchase within the platform for monthly subscribers...
Friction, fit & flow: rethinking leadership development with strengths data
Discover how to build future-fit leadership pipelines. Learn to identify natural strengths, reduce performance friction, and create a state of flow for energised, effective leaders.
Psychometric tests vs capability assessments: a complete comparison
Psychometrics looks "at the person" in a vacuum. Capability assessment looks "at the person in the role," offering a practical, actionable evaluation.
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: August
There were three small product releases this month. Here are the highlights: Email enhancements to improve user experience when...
AbilityMap and SFIA: unlocking human potential in the digital age
AbilityMap partners with SFIA to revolutionise digital skills assessment, enabling P&C leaders to build future-ready workforces with precise capability insights.
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: July
As part of our ongoing privacy and security commitments, this month we introduced: Login authentication upgrade for all users Updated the mobile...
AbilityMap Monthly Updates: May
This month’s updates are all about making things easier and faster. From smarter candidate invitations to enhanced accessibility and usability tweaks, these improvements are designed to streamline your experience and save you clicks.
The case for changing recruitment: why prequalification is the missing link
Recruitment is broken. Discover why early behavioural insight is key to better hires, stronger retention, and real strategic impact across your workforce.
Do longer assessments really drive candidates away?
Research shows longer assessments don’t drive applicants away — most quit early or not at all. Here’s why length isn’t the problem.